Posts by Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
2 New Members, 2 Officers Elected to IPCF Board
BLOOMINGTON – The Illinois Prairie Community Foundation board of directors has elected two new members and re-elected two officers. Turkesha Collins and Jack Conlisk were elected to the board at the IPCF’s board meeting in June. Turkesha Collins is an independent consultant with Mary Kay Cosmetics and has resided in Bloomington for nearly five years.…
Read MoreBloomington’s House of Hope Helping Men Transition Back into the Community
Reposted from CIProud By Darronté Matthews BLOOMINGTON – A Bloomington program is helping restore hope for struggling men in the community. House of Hope is a program and safe home aimed at stopping recidivism by providing housing and support programs for men who were incarcerated and/or battling drug addiction. In February, the program secured an…
Read MoreLt. Gov. Juliana Stratton Visits Community Organizations in Bloomington
Reposted with permission of WMBD By Darronté Matthews BLOOMINGTON — Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton made a trip to Bloomington, Friday, as a part of a recent tour throughout the state. One of the stops on Stratton’s tour was to Sunnyside Community Garden & Food Forest. The garden started in 2016 as a high school project…
Read MoreNew LeRoy Center Hopes to Keep Seniors Living Well
By Michele Evans, Grants & Communications Director LEROY – July 3, was an early Independence Day for the seniors of LeRoy with the ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Living Well United senior center. View photos from grand opening Barb Whiteman, Director of Living Well United, worked tirelessly beginning January 4 to remodel the…
Read MoreBuilding Future Leaders & Entrepreneurs in Livingston County
By Michele Evans, Grants & Communications Director CHATSWORTH – Thirteen Livingston County teens took part in a free summer class offered by the Boys & Girls Club of Livingston County and Community Connection Group of Central Illinois to help them build their leadership and entrepreneurial skills. The class, offered for four hours, four days a…
Read MoreWest Market Street Development Celebrated as Wrecking Ball Razes Properties
Reposted with permission from The Pantagraph By Maria Nagel; Photos by David Proeber BLOOMINGTON — Watching an excavating crane start demolishing the former Red Fox food store in West Bloomington brought a sense of closure for Denise Perry. Her son, Antonio Perry, was fatally shot as he was shopping at the store on Oct. 31,…
Read MoreUniversity Galleries of Illinois State University Pleased to Present ‘Nazafarin Lotfi: Subtle Time’ as an Online Exhibition
Reposted with permission of Illinois State University By University Galleries Staff University Galleries of Illinois State University is pleased to present “Nazafarin Lotfi: Subtle Time” as an online exhibition. This exhibition is organized by the Teen Art Group at University Galleries. “Nazafarin Lotfi: Subtle Time” presents 20 recent sculptures, drawings, and photographs, and premieres two…
Read MoreIPCF Seeks Philanthropists of Year Nominees
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Prairie Community Foundation is seeking nominations for its 2020 Philanthropists of the Year awards. New this year, the Community Foundation will award two Philanthropist of the Year awards – one for Bloomington-Normal and the other for outside the Twin Cities (other parts of McLean County, plus DeWitt, Logan and Livingston counties).…
Read MoreIPCF COVID-19 Response Fund Distributes 32 Grants
To Support Local Nonprofits Serving Populations Impacted by COVID-19 BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded grants from its IPCF COVID-19 Response Fund to local nonprofits serving populations impacted by the COVID-19 virus and its economic consequences in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties. IPCF received requests from 63 nonprofits requesting more than…
Read MoreIPCF Awards 73 Grants to Nonprofits
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Illinois Prairie Community Foundation has awarded $139,311 in three categories of grants to 73 programs in McLean, DeWitt, Livingston and Logan counties. Grants ranged from $500 to $5,505. Funding came from the Jerome Mirza Foundation, donors to the Community Foundation’s annual campaign and several endowments at the Community Foundation. Receiving 37 General…
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